Aug 30, 2011

I'm going through all my stock this week working out what to take and what I should still make ready for the big Spring Fair in Byford next Sunday, and I came across these cards I made a couple of weeks ago...

Ok, back to the crafting desk for me today... My girls are playing beautifully together this morning (touch wood), and whilst it's 9.15 on a Tuesday, I really don't care that they are still in their pj's! :)

Aug 26, 2011

Somewhere in the last 3 weeks, I lost a week... Who knows where it went? I only know that all this week the dates I've been thinking in my head are not what the calendar says!

Anyhoo, it's gone and I guess its pretty safe to assume it's not coming back... ever..... what a bummer!

Last weekend I had a few of these chocolate sliders on my market stall and remembered to take a picture of 4 of them.. One has non-Stampin' Up! paper on it but don't tell anyone mmmk ;)But all the cardstock is from Stampin' Up!

The latest retiring list can also be found here, and some items have sold out! If you would like to order anything, please place your order as soon as possible as these items are only available whilst stocks last or until 31st August.

Well, I'm off to tidy the craft room before what I hope will be a big weekend of crafting!

Aug 10, 2011

Last week I made this gift set for the Backpacks for Aussie Kids upcoming auction...

If you haven't heard of them, this is their blurb from their auction facebook page:

Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids is a Charity set up to make backpacks filled with essential items for kids that are moved into emergency foster care. The majority of these kids are taken from their homes with nothing, but the clothes on their backs. Often situations call for kids to be taken immediately and moved into foster care homes with no basics or anything they can call their own, not even a toothbrush. The aim of BP4AK is to give the children something that is solely theirs, which can go with them where ever they go. Just a small bag filled with belongings for children can let them know someone is thinking of them, offer a sense of a belonging and put a smile on their faces whilst their lives seem completely out of their control.

The Auction starts on 22nd August at 10am (SA Time) & last bid by 28th August 9pm (SA Time).

I've done a few guest posts on their blog about cooking and crafting with the kids and I just think it's a great cause to support... Kids need to have something to call their own! And it's also a great help to those people that open their homes to foster kids.

A big thank you to everyone who has been taking part in the blog hop, and all your lovely comments! If you missed the post yesterday, please click here... You'll be taken on a circuit to about 25 Stampin' Up! Demonstrators blogs to see some of the retiring products in action.

Aug 6, 2011

Today is the ESAD Retiring Products Blog Hop.... A journey of 25 Stampin' Up! Demo's and what they've done with some of this year's retiring products. If you are just starting here there's links to follow round the blog hop, otherwise if you are already on the journey, you will have come from Keryn's blog.

What is ESAD?ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin Up demonstrators.We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed.So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Now get ready for it, I've used the "Always" Stamp Set and the co-ordinating "Always in Bloom" Wheel for my gift pack of cards. And the big surprise for me is using 2 colours I don't normally - Soft Suede and Sahara Sand!! I challenged myself to do use these 2 colours which are out of my bright and cheery colour comfort zone! I like the way they've turned out though :)

All the vanilla card with the Old Olive "Always in Bloom" pattern (ie all the vanilla card with the green ink) has been done on less than 1 A4 sheet of card - handy way to get just the right colour 'scrapbooking paper' for your next creation. A great tip is to have the ink cartridge in your wheel handle - it provides a continuous supply of ink onto your wheel!

Aug 4, 2011

Last week I came to the conclusion that my card making and crafting mojo had gone somewhere warm for the winter! See what I mean:

This card took me so long to do! I just didn't know where to go with it.... Ahh well, it happens....

Then late one night over the wkend, I was determined to create something with a bit of a wow factor..... And break into my brand new roll of "Chantilly Crochet Trim".... So out came a blank notebook and this is what I made just before midnight hit on Sat night....

A5 sized blank notebook - a bit bigger than most of the notebooks I decorate

Oh and the other reason for the lack of blogging apart from the lack of my mojo... last week we ran out of decent speed internet usage - we have discovered the cause though - the ipad updates chew up A LOT of our download allowance! How rude of this modern thing-a-me-bob!! :P

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And the super exciting news is the new 2011-2011 Idea Book is marvellous! I've been checking it out online this morning!! LOTS of new goodies!!! You can pre-order your copy of the new book by emailing me.

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